Shoe-cleauer



J. N. ROBERTSON.

SHOE CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-23, 1919.

1,386,290 4 Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

ITED STATES ran prion.

JESSE 1\T. ROBERTSON, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

SHOE-CLEANER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jesse N. RoBER'rsoN, a citizeni of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State -of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe cleaners, and the main object of my invention is the provision of a cheap and simple device which will quicl ily and thoroughly remove the accumulation from the sole of the shoe and also clean and brush the upper and thus provide an efficient and practical article.

l/Vith this object in view my invention consists of a shoe cleaner embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts for service, substantially as shown, described and claimed.

Figure 1 is a side View with parts in section of a shoe cleaner embodying my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the complete device.

The device consists of the broad base or support A, having horizontally mounted thereon the plate B, rising from each end of which is the post C, supporting upon their, upper ends the pair of parallel sole scraping plates D, which guide the pair of pivoted arms E, carrying the brushes F, and to which are connected the pair of lateral extending pins G, guided at one endin the sleeves H, mounted in the posts 0, and around which are placed the coiled springs J, which exert their tension against the posts 0 and the pivoted brush carrying arms Specification of Letters Patent.

Application fi1ed August 23, 1919.

Patented Dec. so, rare.

Serial No. 319,299.

E, to bring the brushes toward each other to cause them to engage the shoe upper to clean and brush the upper.

In use the shoe is placed between the brushes with the upper in contact with the brushes and the sole upon the scraper plates, the movement of the foot thus causing the brushing of the upper and the cleaning of the sole, thus producing at a small price an article which will prove useful and desirable and which can be made of attractive and ornamental appearance.

I claim:

1. The shoe cleaner herein shown and described, consisting of a supporting base, a plate disposed horizontally thereon, a pair of sole scraping plates supported above said horizontal plate, a pair of brush carrying arms pivoted on the horizontal plate and guided by the pair of sole scraping plates, and springs for forcing the said arms with brushes inwardly.

2. The shoe cleaner herein shown and described, consisting of a supporting base, a horizontal plate mounted on said base, a pair of posts rising from said plate, a pair of sole scraping plates spaced apart and upported on said posts, a pair of brush carrying arms guided in the sole scraping plates and pivoted to the horizontal plate, a pair of pins connected at one end to the brush carrying arms and having their other ends guided in the posts, and springs around said pins to force the brush carrying arms with their brushes inward.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JESSE N. ROBERTSON. 

